Experience in the treatment of the pseudoaneurysm of femoral artery caused by addictive drugs injection (A report of 12 cases)

Objective To investigate the operative manner and therapeutic efficacy of surgical treatment for femoral pseudoaneurysm caused by addictive drugs injection. Methods The clinical data of 12 cases dseudoaneurysm of femoral artery caused by addictive drugs injection were analysed retrospectively. Results All cases received surgical operation. After underwent aneurysm excision and wide debridement, 8 cases with acute hemorrhage received femoral artery ligation, 4 cases received external iliac-superficial femoral artery ePTFE graft anastomosis (side-to-side). All of the grafts were fluent as demonstrated by color Dopler ultrasonography 10 days and 3 months after operation, the affected-limbs revealed no ischemic or necrotic change. Conclusions Completely debridement?ligation of femoral artery and artificial vessel grafting are effective ways for managing femoral pseudoaneurysm.